by Park Saenal
[Affinity with the Rebecca Church is already at the maximum. You will be welcomed when visiting a Rebecca Temple.]
[Affinity with the Dominion Church has increased by +2,000. Visiting a Dominion Temple will give you great blessings. Your current affinity is 3,500.]
[Affinity with the Judar Church has increased by +1,400. Visiting a Judar Temple will give you great blessings. Your current affinity is 2,000.]
[Until a new black magician is appointed, the ability of the Yatan Church to produce black magicians will fall.]
[421 gold has been acquired.]
[Blessed Weapon Enhancement Stones (2) have been acquired.]
[Blessed Armor Enhancement Stones (3) have been acquired.]
[4 deluxe magic stones have been acquired.]
[Neberius’ Flute has been acquired.]
[Neberius’ Bracelet has been acquired.]
[67,131,050 experience has been acquired.]
[Your level has risen.]
[Your level has risen.]
[Your level has risen.]
[Your level…]
[Neberius’ Flute]
Rating: Legendary
It is a treasure that has been preserved for many years by the Yatan Church and influences the minds of those who hear it. The appearance is old but that doesn’t affect the ability to produce sound.
When a member of God Yatan plays this flute, it reduces the enemy’s evasion rate by 50%, their accuracy by 30% and magic casting time by 1.5 times.
When a member of the three other gods plays this flute, it will increase ally’s evasion and accuracy by 20% and reduce casting time by 1.5 times.
When a neutral person plays this flute, a random effect will be created.
* You must play it for at least five seconds.
* The duration of the effect is 30 seconds.
Conditions of Use: None.
Skill Cooldown Time: 10 minutes.
Effect Range: A radius of 20 metres.
[Neberius’ Bracelet]
Rating: Unique
Durability: 14/20 Defense: 5
Intelligence +30
* Reduces magic casting time by 20%.
A bracelet that Neberius treasured. It doesn’t have much effect, but it is an artifact that is very helpful to a magician.
User Restriction: Level 250 or higher.
Weight: 1
[A hidden function doesn’t exist.]
“Yes!!”
Jackpot.
‘In particular, Neberius’ flute is a big hit!’
Classes that could use buff and debuff magic were very limited, such as black magicians and paladins. Among them, there were very few classes that could use wide area debuff or buff magic. However, if he had Neberius’ Flute, he could use wide area debuff or buff magic regardless of class.
‘I can’t imagine how much it will sell for if I register it at auction… Should I try it out once?’
Grid wondered about the random effects. He started playing the flute.
Bik. Biiik. Bik.
Grid hadn’t even played a recorder, so it was impossible for him to play the old flute well. However, the tone of the flute itself was so good that it didn’t disturb his ears.
‘What is he doing all of a sudden?’
The Tzedakah Guild members who were cheering after Grid defeated Neberius! Those who were still attacking Balak became affected when Grid suddenly started playing the flute. Then their faces turned pale.
[You have heard a bad flute sound. All stats will drop by 30%, making it easier for you to be affected by a status condition. This effect will last for 30 seconds.]
All members of the Tzedakah Guild weakened. On the other hand, the jade flames around Balak’s body started to burn more fiercely.
“I feel stronger!”
“Y-You crazy person!”
“Hey Grid! What are you doing?”
Kwaang! Kwaang!
The blazing sword started to attack the weakened Tzedakah Guild members. Pon and Regas, who almost killed all the elders, suddenly faced a crisis.
“Pant… Pant… My stamina is suddenly depleted…”
“The elders are becoming stronger…”
[A random effect has occurred. Decrease the stats of all allies and increase the stats of all enemies.]
“…Wow.” Grid belatedly confirmed the notification windows and scratched his head like he was embarrassed. “Sorry.”
“This is shit!”
Vantner cursed as he defended against Balak’s swords with his twin axes, then rolled far away. It wasn’t just him. Most of the guild members fell down because they couldn’t endure the power of the strengthened Balak.
“It can’t be helped. I have to get rid of this cheap thing.”
Grid blamed the item and looked at Balak. He started approaching Balak and Balak hurriedly flew into the sky. Then he created a door to move between dimensions.
“Neberius is dead, so I will step aside today. But I will be better prepared next time.”
The magician Neberius had to chant a long spell to use Teleport, but the demonkin Balak could create a dimensional movement door at will. The Tzedakah Guild trembled when they saw him running away so easily.
“We missed our prey…”
“Damn! It was an amazing chance!”
“Dammit Grid… Did you do this on purpose?”
“…I’m sorry.” Grid was sincere. Unlike the past, he had a conscience and was truly sorry. In the end, the Tzedakah Guild members couldn’t say anything more and just sighed.
“Now, let’s restore the village quickly.”
The Tzedakah Guild combined forces to defeat the remaining followers, rescued the NPCs and began to restore the village under Jishuka’s direction. It was annoying for Grid, but he let Balak escape, so he joined in the recovery efforts.
The Tzedakah Guild members were shocked when they saw him working hard.
“Hasn’t Grid changed too much?”
“That… He is a little too good-natured.”
“I thought I was looking at the wrong person…”
Toban listened to the words of the guild members and trembled, “Don’t talk nonsense. I’m sure he is better than before, but he still isn’t good.”
At the same time, a super luxurious mansion in Miami, USA.
A blond man watching Grid turned off the TV. Then he turned to the long-haired young man standing beside him.
“You were defeated by that guy?”
The youth with the ID of Box in Satisfy, hid his face with embarrassment. “I’m sorry.”
The blond man raised his body from the chair. Then he headed towards the gold ultra-high tech capsule that was located in the centre of the living room.
“Asuka and Black Teddy are also trash. I shouldn’t have offered them the executive positions.”
“But Asuka’s wealth is required. We can’t let her go.”
“I know.”
The blond man who gave off a sharp impression like a serpent was Zibal. He was second on Satisfy’s unified rankings and the head of the Snake Guild. He invited talented people from different fields and his Snake Guild occupied the strongest territories of Satisfy one by one. He had ambitions to become a king and evaluated Grid.
“He’s a dunce. The fact that he is the only legendary item maker is irritating, but if we can occupy territories and monopolize the secret dungeons of various places, we can also get a supply of legendary items.”
Chapter 156
Chapter 156
Neberius died and Balak escaped. Jishuka looked at the estate information to identify the exact damage.
Name: Bairan
Size: Village
Ruler: Jishuka Bairan (Baroness. Master of the Tzedakah Guild)
Administrator: Grill (C-grade administrative ability)
* The higher the administrative ability of the administrator, the higher the overall development of the estate.
Affiliation: The Eternal Kingdom, Earl Steim.
Population: NPCs – 451. Players – 5,104.
Troops: Knights – 2. Soldiers – 103
Security: 10/100
* The state of security is the worst. Residents of the village can riot, and gangsters and monsters will often pop up near the village.
* Each time the number of soldiers increases by 10, the security will increase by one point.
* Security will increase hourly in proportion to the number of soldiers.
Internal Affairs: 269/1,200
* Increasing the number of shopping malls, public cultural facilities and buildings will increase the internal affairs number.
* Once the internal affairs number reaches the maximum, the scale of the estate will increase.
Diplomacy: None.
Forces hostile to the ruler: Yatan Church/ Rio Kingdom/ Red Dragon Trauka/ Iron Style Group/ Helding Clan/ Couch Clan.
Forces hostile to your affiliated groups: Yatan Church/ Rio Kingdom.
Specialties: Jaffa, steel.
Distinguished Figure : ★ ☆ Currently one person present ☆ ★
This morning.
Before the invasion of the Yatan Church, the number of NPC residents in Bairan was 700, security was 90 and the internal affairs was over 600. This was accomplished by the guild pouring all their funds over the past 20 days.
That had been destroyed in half a day. Anyone would curse angrily, but Jishuka had a bright expression. It was because of the good news of a distinguished person.
‘The distinguished person column was always marked as unknown.’
One talent was able to play the role of 100 people or soldiers. No, maybe he could play the role of a thousand or ten thousand people.
‘I wish they could have an administrative ability, but it’s still good.’
Jishuka confirmed the details of the personnel menu.
* If the ruler of the estate or a subordinate has more than 300 insight and wears the Ruler’s Sword, there is a very rare chance of finding the distinguished person.
* If the ruler of the estate or a subordinate has more than 600 insight and wears the Ruler’s Sword, the odds of finding the distinguished person isn’t bad.
* If the ruler of the estate or a subordinate has more than 900 insight and wears the Ruler’s Sword, there is a medium chance of finding the distinguished person.
‘More than 300 insight…’
Insight was a special stat. It was something that users of the commander class possessed by default, but in the case of general users like Jishuka, they would only acquire it after long term management (guild, estate, etc.).
The only user with the insight stat in the Tzedakah Guild was Jishuka, and hers was limited.
‘I have 75 insight, so I won’t be able to find the distinguished person…?’
A distinguished person appeared for the first time so Jishuka was very anxious about missing them.
“Hrmm, I’ll wander around and find them somehow.”
The eastern region.
Jishuka ordered the guild members and soldiers here, where there was the largest damage. She observed the residents who were in the middle of the repair work. But she witnessed an interesting sight along the way.
“Hey you. Aren’t you good at shovelling?”
“Huh?”
“You have a skill called Shovel Mastery… No, it is your nickname.”
“Heok? How do you know that?”
“Wow~ You are really bad. You have such a precious ability, but you kept quiet and played around because you don’t want to work?”
“Played around? Aren’t I standing guard right now?”
“The war is over, so why are you standing guard?”
“I received an order to protect the residents from the remnants of the Yatan Church that may have survived!”
“Bullshit. Even if there are still some Yatan followers left behind, you should’ve confessed that you are good at shovelling. There are plenty of soldiers to stand guard, so you should go shovel.”
“I-I was seriously injured in the battle against the Yatan Church, so I don’t have enough stamina for shovelling?”
“Seriously injured? Do you mean that graze on your forearm? Wow, aren’t you a complete bastard? Shovel, or do you want to get hit?”
“…I will do it.”
It was Grid. Was it given by Irene? Grid was holding the Commander’s Sword and was able to figure out the skills of the soldiers with one glance.
‘Does a legendary class have a variety of special stats?’
Jishuka’s expectations rose. The Commander’s Sword needed a high level of insight to be used properly!
‘Can’t he handle the Ruler’s Sword?’
The confident Jishuka ran up to Grid. “Grid, find me a distinguished person?”
“What nonsense are you saying?”
Grid frowned at Jishuka’s sudden words. He didn’t ask anymore questions. Jishuka handed the Ruler’s Sword to Grid.
[Ruler’s Sword]
Durability: 150/150 Attack Power: 150
* Dignity +60
* Skill ‘Character Observation’ will be generated.
* Skill ‘Talent Search’ will be generated.
A sword only given to a recognized lord.
It gives you the ability to observe soldiers and residents closely, so it can be used for estate management.
Weight: 200
The Ruler’s Sword was an upgraded version of the Commander’s Sword.
‘Talent Search?’
Grid felt intrigued as Jishuka asked him with interest, “You can use the Commander’s Sword, so that means you can use the Ruler’s Sword, right? There is currently one distinguished person in Bairan, so please find them for me.”
“Are you making a blacksmith do everything?”
“Heheh.” She smiled, poked Grid’s side and winked at him. “I will personally reward you. Yes?”
“Ugh…”
What did she mean by personally rewarding him? Grid was embarrassed because the sensual beauty + meaningful remark caused his imagination to run wild.
‘It has been 22 days but my heart is still pounding… Is this something other than lust?’
Perhaps love?
‘Crazy.’
Grid never even held hands with a woman in reality, so it was easy for him to mistake his feelings for a woman. How big was this? Grid reminded himself of the Ahyoung incident and set his spirit straight.
‘A woman like this wouldn’t like me. I shouldn’t waste my time on vain delusions.’ He didn’t need a human woman in the first place. ‘I like the NPC Irene the best.’
Grid was gradually becoming Damian! He put the Commander’s Sword into his inventory and pulled out the Ruler’s Sword while saying, “As a personal reward, fund Vantner and Toon. They are a little short of money to buy the Wave Armour and Dainsleif.”
“Unfortunately, the guild’s resources are depleted. I’m sorry but it will take some time. Ah, and take this.”
[7 pieces of blue orichalcum have been acquired.]
[21 pieces of orichalcum has been acquired.]
[55 pieces of black iron has been acquired.]
They were precious minerals. In particular, the blue orichalcum could only be obtained from the Guardian of the Forest, so there was no value for it. It was for free? Jishuka grinned brightly at the surprised Grid.
“It’s natural to give valuable minerals to the guild’s blacksmith.”
At present, the Tzedakah Guild gave Grid all the materials when there was a production request. Therefore, Grid was able to make items at no cost and make huge profits. He thought that was enough, but now they were supporting him with minerals?
Grid was honestly impressed. Wasn’t it a joy to be acknowledged by others? He felt like Zhuge Liang from the Three Kingdoms.
“Thank you for knowing my value.”
Grid replied honestly. Jishuka was embarrassed by his unreasonable confidence and coughed, “You are a treasure for our guild
. I will do my best so that you feel like our guild is the best place to live. So let’s keep on doing well together.”
“If you want to keep doing well, you should call me Oppa… You, aren’t you only 24 years old?”
“W-What? Oppa? I don’t want to!”
Within the Tzedakah Guild, Jishuka was on the younger side. She was annoyed whenever reminded of her young age. She was accepted as the master due to her leadership and excellent abilities, but she felt uncomfortable whenever commanding her members. Thus, she deliberately abandoned her age. She wasn’t aware of her age, just her position as the guild leader. Therefore, she couldn’t call Grid Oppa.
“I can’t do that.”
Jishuka refused with a serious attitude, so Grid guessed that she had her own situation.
‘Or maybe she just doesn’t like it? Indeed, non-Asian countries aren’t so tied to age.’
“Then please.”
Jishuka gave Grid the task of finding the distinguished person and went back to work. Grid was left alone and checked the Talent Search skill.
[Your insight is more than 600 points. Due to the influence of insight, Talent Search Lv.2 is activated.]
[Talent Search Lv. 2]
Observes the hidden potential of the target.
* The observation targets are limited to NPCs belonging to the estate.
“…Does this mean I have to observe everyone?”
As a Tzedakah Guild member, Grid could observe the information about Bairan Village. So he knew that there were 556 inhabitants and troops in Bairan Village. Did this mean he had to observe 556 people? Grid was annoyed for just a moment.
‘It’s interesting, so I don’t mind.’
That’s right. Observing the current abilities, maximum stats and skills of the target was pleasant, so he didn’t mind the amount of time it would take. Besides, what if he discovered a hidden potential? It would be twice the fun.
‘My insight will rise quickly while observing them and maybe I can find knight candidates… This is like killing two birds with one stone.’ His knight candidate Jude came to mind. ‘Jude, this guy is great…’
He was hunting the frostlight orcs and gathering the sylphid scales under the leadership of Huroi and Romeo… No, Jude and the soldiers were undergoing special training. Grid hoped that they would quickly come back with the sylphid scales… No, he hoped that would return after growing.